April 2011

They may have gone about it in completely different ways, but it was business as usual for the Lowell High School boys and girls swimming teams in the Academic Athletic Association/San Francisco Section finals Saturday at the City College of San Francisco.

The boys team won its 15th consecutive title by edging second-place finisher Washington 111-104, while the girls trounced the competition en route to their 22nd consecutive title, outscoring second-place finisher Lincoln 170-48.

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Event of the day –AAA swimming finals: No school has dominated any sport in the AAA quite like Lowell has dominated swimming. The Cardinals are seeking their 15th consecutive boys title and 22nd consecutive girls title at City College today, but Washington has been creeping up lately, finishing first in the 2010 regular season in boys and girls, as well as an undefeated boys record this season.

SAN BRUNO — Lick-Wilmerding High School baseball may have won the last four league titles, but after a 2-1 win over the Tigers on Friday at Skyline College, Stuart Hall sits alone atop the Bay Counties League West.

Both teams came into the week undefeated in league play, but Stuart Hall (11-4, 6-0) served Lick (10-9, 4-2) its first league loss with a 10-6 win on Tuesday and completed the sweep on Friday.

While it may not have been the authoritative win that Washington High School was looking for as the punctuation mark to a stellar undefeated run through the Academic Athletic Association baseball season, its scrappy 5-2 win over Lowell, despite just four hits, helped clinch the regular season league title on Friday at Big Rec.

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Games of the day –Lowell vs. Washington baseball: Making up a rainout from earlier in the season, this game is a fitting way to end the AAA regular season. With a win, the Eagles would complete an undefeated league season and secure the top seed in the AAA playoffs. If Lowell wins, the teams would share first place, and a drawing will determine the top seed in the playoffs. Lick-Wilmerding vs. Stuart Hall baseball: There are still two weeks remaining in the BCL West season, but this game could also eventually decide first place. Both teams came into this week undefeated in league play, but Stuart Hall took the first game 10-6 on Tuesday.

The Lowell High School girls’ soccer team has steamrolled Academic Athletic Association competition this year, but may have waited for its final game on Thursday, against rival Washington, to record it’s signature win of the season.

The visiting Cardinals wrapped up an undefeated AAA season by dominating every aspect of the game against Washington, en route to a 6-0 win.

The Bay Counties League West tournament was played on Thursday at Harding Park Golf Course, a par 72 course.

By winning the league tournament, Marin Academy qualifies for the North Coast Section Division II championship tournament. Redmond Lyons (Stuart Hall), Jason Cinti (Urban) and Sam Ebostein (Lick-Wilmerding) also received bids to the NCS tournament as individuals.

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Game of the day –Lowell vs. Washington girls soccer: Washington must upset or tie undefeated Lowell in the last game of the season or hope for a Mission loss against Galileo for a shot at the postseason. If neither of those situations occur, Mission will gain entry to the playoffs due to tiebreaker rules. Lowell edged Washington 1-0 in the AAA championship game last year. For live updates on this game, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.

Every four years, the North Coast Section allows for league realignment, and two San Francisco high schools will be playing in different leagues in the 2012-13 school year.

Still playing under the overall umbrella of the Bay Area Conference, International High School and Drew School will take each other’s spots in their respective leagues. International will move from the Bay Counties League Central to the Bay Counties League West, while Drew will leave the BCL West to take International’s spot in the BCL Central.

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Game of the day –Galileo vs. Lowell baseball: Galileo, the defending AAA champs, are clinging to postseason hopes this season, needing a two-game sweep over Lowell to claim the final playoff spot in the A Division. Lowell has already secured a playoff berth, but could clinch a first-round bye with a win today. For live updates on this game, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.

International High School got a taste of redemption and clobbered reigning Bay Counties League Central champion Gateway 16-0 on Tuesday at West Sunset Playground, in a rematch of last season’s league championship game.

The Jaguars (10-3, 4-0) stole 12 bases and all nine starters scored at least one run.